This page contains a chronological list of assignments as well as the topics we are covering each week.
- Class meets Tu, 6-10 pm in CMU302
- Office hours M 3-4 pm or arranged by appointment; I can also be reached by cellphone (number distributed in-class the first evening)
- Follow me on Twitter @kegill_uw and I will (automagically!) return the follow, for the duration of the quarter. This is an experiment using Twitter for class-related communication; please D me unless your question/comment is relevant to the entire class
Topics/Speakers/Due Dates
(subject to change)
Reading posts are due 9 am the day of class. Reading schedule:
- One essay, weeks 2-3
- One essay, weeks 4-6
- One essay, weeks 7-8
- Questions: total of two sets, spread throughout the quarter, different week from essay post
Week 1 – 6 January
Introductions, Class Overview
Class Notes -
Week 2 – 13 January
History and Evolution of the Digital Age (and The Library)
Guest Speaker : Jessica Albano
Class Notes -
Very preliminary project idea due 14 January
(blog post; feedback given and points assigned)
Week 3 – 20 January
Frameworks and Theories: Thinking About the Internet
Class Notes – Post-class Notes
Final project idea due 23 January
(blog post; feedback given and points assigned)
Week 4 – 27 January
Frameworks and Theories: Diffusion and Adoption
Class Notes
Group 1 Leads Discussion
Book review due 30 January
(choose from selected list, hopefully related to your project)
Week 5 – 3 February
We’ve Been Down This Road Before: From The Telegraph To The Radio
Class Notes
Group 2 Leads Discussion
We will discuss books as well
Week 6 – 10 February
From Mass Communication To Customized Information
Class Notes | Post-Class Note
Group 3 Leads Discussion
Guest Speaker: Monica Guzman (twitter), Seattle P-I
First paper (historical review) due 11 February, 11.45 pm 12 February, 9pm
(Collect-It document, feedback given and points assigned)
Week 7 – 17 February
Frameworks and Theories: Computer-Mediated Communication and Hypertext
Class Notes
Group 4 Leads Discussion
Guest Speaker: Warren Sukernek (twitter), Director of Content Marketing – Radian6
Week 8 – 24 February
Thinking About The Future
Class Notes – Post-class Notes
Group 5 Leads Discussion
Guest Speaker: John Musser, ProgrammableWeb, on cloud computing
Second paper (present/future) due Wed 4 March, 11.45pm
(Paper: Collect-It document, feedback given and points assigned)
Draft presentation due 27 February, noon (a change)
(Presentation: Collect-It, feedback given and points assigned)
Week 9 – 3 March
Guest Speaker: Tom Farmer, Solid State Information Design, on the future of “television”
Student Presentations
:: Chao-Wei, Chris, Harry, Matt, Paolo, Rebekkah, Ross, Rubi, Vera, Ziwen
Class Notes
Week 10 – 10 March
Student Presentations
:: Brian, Chao-Wei, Christy, Filiz, Jeff, Jen, Michael, Pei-Chieh, Peter, Renee, Suna, Yu-Hsuan, Yun Li, VeraXiaoqy
Class Notes
Finals Week – 18 19 March (6 pm)
Final (revised) paper due with annotated bibliography
Projects will be published as stand-alone WordPress websites; final presentations will be published on Slideshare.net
